2324T1 Tokyo/Participant Information/Poy Meng Shuen Ryan
Poy Meng Shuen Ryan
SMU email: ryan.poy.2021@scis.smu.edu.sg
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-poy/
Academic Year: Year 2 (2022)
Degree: BSc Information Systems (Major in Digitalisation and Cloud Solutions & Business Analytics)
Why TSM?
- What motivates you to join TSM?
"You can't have a million dollar dream with a minimum wage worth ethic" I believe this TSM has the potential to help kickstart my journey to being the next Mark Zuckerberg! In all seriousness, I'm a firm believer of the agile, independent and collaborative approach in startups, and this TSM is a great starting point to be exposed to the startup culture. Additionally, I have always been intrigued by Japan's strong culture in the entertainment scene, and a trip to Japan can help broaden my horizon while enriching the time spent with my university friends!
- Where would you like to visit?
Ghibli, Akihabara, Ghibli, Disneyland, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Square Enix, Rakuten, and lastly, any onsens!
Starting a business
- What types of business interest you?
As an avid gamer since young, I have always been a huge fan of how games can portray unique narratives and its strong world-building capabilities. I believe the current VR scene has untapped potential to venture into and create a more immersive world! Additionally, as a health conscious individual, I have huge interest in the sporting and fitness scene. I believe fitness can be gamified to incentivise and promote healthy living, something that is uncommon in the current sporting industry.
- What plans do you have in starting a business?
Currently, I am enjoying my time spent in SMU with my SCIS friends to the fullest, hence there are no concrete ideas. However I believe this TSM can provide the fundamentals and mindset of entrepreneurship to kickstart my interest and capabilities in the startup culture! (Hopefully with my friends too!)
Past Experiences (optional)
Internships:
- Kredens Capital Management - Software Engineer | May '23 - Aug '23
School Activites:
- SCIS Metamorphosis Camp AY22/23 - Facilitator | May '22 - Aug '22
- Teaching Assistant for IS111 Intro to Programming | Aug '22 - Nov '22
- Teaching Assistant for COR-IS1702 Computational Thinking | Jan '23 - Apr '23
- Coder's Assembly, Mentor for AY 2022/2023 Semester 1 | Aug '22 - Nov '22
- SMU Recreational Basketball, Member | Aug '22 - Current
- SMU Artificial Intelligence, General Member | Aug '22 - Current
- SMU.Hack, Member | Aug '22 - Current
